Chapter 1601: Unfounded Confidence

Looking at the heartbroken Ning Siyu, Xuanyu didn't know what to say.

He sighed slightly and said, "This is the path he chose himself; no one can change it. Alas, before he left, he entrusted me to take care of his family. We can only do what little we can."

This time, when entering the spatial inheritance, Ye Yuan did not bring Lier and the others in.

After all, this journey was extremely perilous. If they got trapped in the chaotic space, no matter how many divine essence stones Ye Yuan had, it wouldn't be enough to sustain them.

Without divine essence stones to provide spiritual energy, the Purple Extreme Palace was just a lump of iron.

Just then, Lu Yi suddenly entered and bowed to Xuanyu, saying, "Master, the Grand Elder has sent word for you to attend the council of elders."

Xuanyu's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, "He's fast! Can't he wait even a moment?"

Lu Yi also looked grave and said, "Master, although we haven't known Elder Ye for long, he has shown great kindness to our lineage. We..."

Xuanyu snorted coldly, "You rascal, do you think in your heart that your master is an ungrateful person?"

Lu Yi smiled awkwardly. Xuanyu slowly rose and went to the Elders' Hall.

...

Ruoxu glanced at Xuanyu and said with a stern face, "Although I once had some disagreements with Elder Ye, I deeply respect his strength! Originally, Elder Ye would have become a pillar of our Tianying Imperial City, but he fell in the spatial inheritance. I am deeply grieved!"

Ruoxu's crocodile tears were obvious; no one present thought that calling a council of elders was merely to mourn Ye Yuan.

Sure enough, his face darkened, and he said to Xuanyu, "Second Elder, you bear an undeniable responsibility for this! You had the best personal relationship with Elder Ye. Knowing full well the dangers of the spatial inheritance, why didn't you stop him?"

In truth, Xuanyu was also filled with self-reproach.

He sighed and nodded, "The Grand Elder is right. I am indeed responsible for this. If I had been more resolute at the time, perhaps Elder Ye would not have entered."

Ruoxu snorted coldly, "What use are these words now? Since you have no objection to this, I propose that you be stripped of all resources for ten years. Do you have any objections?"

The muscles on Xuanyu's face twitched, but he said nothing and left directly.

The Grand Elder watched Xuanyu's back, a smug smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

...

One day, Lin Dong led a group of people to the Ye residence.

He had come today to drive Lier and the others out.

With Ye Yuan fallen, the Grand Elder was eager to erase all traces of Ye Yuan's existence.

"Manager Long, we meet again," Lin Dong said to Long Zhan with a half-smile.

Long Zhan snorted coldly, "You seem quite pleased with yourself!"

Lin Dong smiled nonchalantly, "Shouldn't I be? Not long ago, you were lecturing me here. But now, you don't even have a place to stay. It seems my choice back then wasn't wrong."

Long Zhan's expression shifted uncertainly. Bai Guang, unable to bear it, snorted coldly, "Lin Dong, I tell you, Big Brother won't die! When he returns, all of you will tremble!"

Lin Dong burst into laughter, "Haha, judging by your expressions, none of you seem to believe Ye Yuan is dead! You really have unfounded confidence. No one who has entered the spatial inheritance of the Martial Tower has ever come out! And you tell me Ye Yuan will return? How ridiculous!"

Lier glanced at Lin Dong and said calmly, "Just because others can't come out doesn't mean Brother Yuan can't. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

Lin Dong found this group utterly unreasonable. He had come to gloat, but these people simply refused to believe Ye Yuan was dead.

His face darkened, and he snorted, "Don't think that just because the Second Elder protects you, you can remain as lofty as before! I tell you, without Ye Yuan, you are nothing but ants! Sooner or later, you'll end up dead in the streets! Now, get out!"

Bai Guang wanted to say something, but Lier pulled him back and said calmly, "Let's go!"

...

"Kid, don't waste your efforts! At this rate, you'll end up killing yourself one day," Leng Yu said calmly, looking at Ye Yuan, who was covered in wounds.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go out, but the chaotic space was far too dangerous.

One wrong move, and he would be done for.

Over the years, he had watched Ye Yuan enter the chaotic space time and again, nearly killing himself each time, and couldn't help cursing Ye Yuan as a madman in his heart.

Thirteen thousand years of solitude had made Leng Yu yearn for someone to talk to.

Finally, someone came in, but if he died, Leng Yu wouldn't even have a place to cry.

"I came here to comprehend the laws of space. If I don't enter the chaotic space to gain insights, should I just stay here and wait to die?" Ye Yuan said with a wry smile.

"Hey, when I first came in, I was just like you, running into the chaotic space every day, thinking I could comprehend the laws of space. But after thousands or even tens of thousands of years, I comprehended less and less of the space laws, while my injuries grew worse. Until one time, I almost didn't make it back, and I never dared to go in again," Leng Yu said.

Leng Yu was terrified. That time, he was gravely wounded and nearly died in the chaotic space.

After returning to this spatial node, he rested for a full ten years before recovering.

From then on, he never dared to enter the chaotic space again.

The chaotic space Ye Yuan had been in before was only the periphery of the entire spatial inheritance, where the power of spatial collapse wasn't strong.

But the chaotic space at the spatial node, once it collapsed, its power was unimaginable.

A slight misstep, and one would perish.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If I were you, I would go in again!"

With that, Ye Yuan ignored Leng Yu and began to meditate.

Leng Yu, of course, didn't know that over the years, Ye Yuan's space laws had been advancing; his seclusion in the spatial node was all about meditative comprehension.

Without a breakthrough, Leng Yu couldn't sense it.

Using the way of the sword to comprehend the laws of space was indeed a shortcut.

Although it was hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than before, there was no doubt that Ye Yuan was making continuous progress.

Ye Yuan said it, and he did it.

Several times, Ye Yuan returned from the chaotic space barely alive.

Leng Yu naturally didn't miss the chance to mock him, but after recovering from his injuries, Ye Yuan resolutely entered the chaotic space again.

At those times, Leng Yu's expression was truly priceless.

Other than constantly calling Ye Yuan a madman, Leng Yu couldn't find a better word to describe him.

Thus, day after day, year after year, Ye Yuan's space laws advanced steadily.